Earthquake Hazard and Safety

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Vocabulary:

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Liquefication: Is when an earthquake's violent shaking suddenly turns loose, soft soil into liquid mud.
Aftershock: An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake on the ocean floor.
Tsunamis: A giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor.
Base-isolated building: A building mounted on bearings designed to absorb the energy of an earthquake

Outline

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• How Earthquakes cause damage
  • local soil conditions
  • liquefaction
  • Aftershock
  • Tsunamis
• Making buildings safer
  • choice of location
  • construction methods
• Protecting your self during an Earthquake
  • under table
  • against inner wall

Diagram

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